Bay View, New Zealand
Bay View | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°25′41″S 176°51′25″E / 39.428°S 176.857°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay |
| Territorial authority | Napier City |
| Ward | Ahuriri Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Napier City Council |
| • Regional council | Hawke's Bay Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.22 km2 (11.28 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 2,400 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Bay View, previously known as Kai-arero and Petane, is a settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 2, nine kilometres north of the city centre of Napier. The Esk River flows into the sea just to the north. Hawke's Bay Airport and the Napier suburb of Westshore lie just to the south. Bay View has been administered by the Napier City Council since the 1989 local government reforms.